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tree cloning
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Posted by: redwench
they are going to clone (hopefully) a famous tree in russia. i hope its a success, id like to see them do that with some of the trees in new zealand that are dying off.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/he...000/2123371.stm
more trees!!!!
*sings and dances in her tree*
Posted by: -EG-raynor
CLONE A TREE????
Posted by: Canis Lupus
I guess cloning specific "endangered" trees would be a good thing ... although just planting one would be infinitely cheaper 
Posted by: -EG-raynor
lol ... it would b cheaper  ... couldnt tell 1 from another 
Posted by: redwench
indeed it would. but the trees in new zealand (dont ask me what theyre called) no longer reproduce, since the settlers literally killed that particular food chain. the few that are left are several hundred years old and dying. 
cloning would be perfect for them.
Posted by: -EG-raynor
ooo ... i didnt no about a tree that didnt reproduce anymorewouldnt the wind help the trees reproduce though .. throwing the seeds off
Posted by: Canis Lupus
since it can't reproduce, there wouldn't be any seeds to throw off
Posted by: redwench
um, in this case, one particular animal was required in a step of the reproductive process (the dodo, believe it or not ). it required the digestive process of said critter, which was the only one that ate the fruit.
i presume theyve tried to duplicate the procedure in the laboratory. its been a while since ive seen the program, maybe they found a way to make the seeds viable again.
Posted by: TheeMon
why dont they just cut a small limb off and stick it in water and let it grow roots? ... or bring the dodo back lol(jk)
Posted by: 9:35
why dont they just cut a small limb off and stick it in water and let it grow roots?
please, please dont be serious when you say that...
Posted by: Fink
What?!?!
*goes out and shops for his own tree*
Posted by: TheeMon
why 9er? i was kinda of... you can do it with every other plant why not these?
Posted by: Canis Lupus
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Originally posted by TheeMon
you can do it with every other plant why not these?
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Find any old tree branch and put it in a bucket of water ... if it grows roots, let us know...
Posted by: Shalome
You can't do that with trees, Thee. Other plants, yes, but not seed-bearing trees.
Posted by: TheeMon
rofl sorry it was worth a try, i mean i know u can do it with plnts, hell ive done it myself didnt think there was a diff
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